Partition tile construction



Oct. 17, 1933. P. K. DOTSON 1,930,951

PARTITION TILE CONSTRUCTION Filed June 30, 1930 Pele 7" c771. 1702 -1 Patented Oct. 17, 1933 r v r f r l I v e UNITED STAI Eb PATENT OFFIE f 1,930,951 I PARTITION TILE CONSTItUCTIQN- Peter K. Dotson, Glendale, Calif.

Application June 30, 1930. {Serial No., 464,911

4 Claims." (CL 72 l6) f This invention relates to improvements in wall of section 13 1s provided with a longitudinally. constructions. extending groove 15 and in a similar manner the An object of the invention isto providean outer side of section '12 is provided with a comimproved wall construction which may be used plementary bead 16. The topsjand bottoms ofthe t on either interior or exterior walls, or which may sections are provided with centralgroovesindi- 50. i

be usedin forming partitions in apartments pre-- catedat 17, thebottom grooves 1'? serving tofreviously constructed. Y a ceive strip 11' constituting a positioning means The improved wall construction consists pri-" for holdingthe bottoms-of the tiles against lateral marily of aplurality" of hollowtiles formed of displacement. I lgypsum 'or any equivalent material, which hollow Thematerial employed in the constructiomof 65 tiles extend substantially from the top of the the tile may likewise vary under different 'circum wall to the bottom thereof. These hollow tiles are stances. I prefer, however, to use gypsum for divided longitudinally into complementary chanthis purpose to produce a tile which can be nailed nel shaped sections which facilitate the manuinto and-sawed so that in many respects:- the facture of'the completed'tile 'and also facilitate, various pieces may be'handled and worked in 30' handling in that the weight of each section, which the same manner that wood-is worked. i i is considerable taking into account that each tile "The" tiles are positionedside by side with beads runs from the topof the wall to thefbottom there- 16 fitting intheir complementary grooves 15 and of, is reduced to substantially one-half of the provision is made for door openings,-window 20 COITLPIGtQdtiIB. By t'ne improved 'construction a openings, and the like; Such ai dooruopening'isi 75. wall maybe easily and quickly erected producing indicated by the reference character 18. In 'ara construction of great durability and having all ranging for such a wall opening the tops of the of the advantages of the conventional hollow tile tLles at the, sides of the opening are cutaway, wall, suchfas for example its ability to insulate as indicat'ed at' 19 This may be accomplished againstheat and sound. 1 by the workmen at the place of construction by 80 With the foregoing and other objects in view, merely sawing out the corners'of the 131165.80 that which will be made manifest in the following de- I no specially constructed tile need be constructed tailed description, and specifically pointed out in for this purpose. T A lintel 20 bridges the tiles at the appended claims, reference is had to the acthe sides of the wall opening and these tiles which 7 e .companying drawing for an illustrative embodie form the sides of thewall opening are filled with 851 ment of the invention, wherein: concrete, indicated at 21,so that'they form sturdy Fig. 1' is a partial view in perspective illustratjambs. for the wall opening- The lintel 20 may ing. the construction of an apartment employing be made from oneof the sections 12 or 1? so that the improved wall construction. t it is likewise channel shaped in cross sectionsand Fig. 21s a sectional view taken uponthe line may receivetheconcrete 21. A U shaped rein- 90. 2 upon Fig, 1, l forcing bar 22 :is'ithen providedand placed in T Fig. 3 is a partial view in perspective of one of inverted position, with the legs of the bar" extendthe improved tile employed in the improved wall *ing down'through the concrete in the jamb tilesconstruction. The central portion is disposedwithin-:the'con-' 40 Referring to the accompanying drawing, crete in the lintel 20. t l

wherein similar reference characters designate "At corners a grooved section: 13 abuts against similar parts throughout, the wall is illustrated the side'of the adjacenttila as clearly shown as having been erected on a base 10. A strip 11 Figure 2, and the groove 15v therein is filled, such of relatively small width and thickness is posias by a wooden strip 23. The two tiles at the 45, tioned longitudinally on the base. The material corner are likewise filledlwith concrete, indicated which I use for the strip 11 is wood although at ,24, andan inverted U shaped'reinforcing barv other materials may be substituted therefor. A 25 is embedded-in the concrete with its legs explurality of tile are then positioned side by side; tending downwardly through the corner forming on the base 10 in upright position. Each tile is tiles. This U shaped reinforcing bar effectively 50 hollow and is divided longitudinally at about its looks the two'walls together-and the presence 1 center into complementary sections,indicated at of the concrete within the tiles forms a sturdy 12 and 13 channel shaped in cross section. The corner construction. opposed edges of the complementary sections are After the various tiles have been assembled a rebated in such a manner as to be complementary wall plate ispositioned thereon. This wall plate, I a

65 to each other as indicated at 14. The outer side indicated at 26, consists of a section 12 having a Tv bead 16. This section is so positioned that its bead rests in the grooves 17 in the tops of the aligned tiles and in this manner the wall plate effectively locks the upper ends of the tiles against lateral displacements. Within the section 12 constituting the wall plate, 'a longitudinal reinforcing bar 27 is positioned and thesection is then filled with concrete and has a wooden member 28 positioned therein. The wooden member 28 serves as the support for'rafters of a roof which may be subsequently built on the walls.

In Figure 1 there is also illustrated the manner in which the improved tiles may be used in form substantially, the ceiling. Section 3l-,-which is a,

section 12 providedwith a bead, isthen positioned on top of the tiles and may be filled with concrete 32 in which reinforcing means, not shown, is embedded. ,Or, if desired, the uppersection 31 may be omitted and a strip similar to strip fastened to the ceiling, which is received within grooves 17 at the tops of the tiles.

After the wall has been erected a layer of tar paper or equivalent materiahindicated at 33,

may be nailed or otherwise fastenedto the wall and over this a layer of wire mesh 34 is fastened, Plaster, stucco, or other coating, indicated at 35,

may then be applied to the wire mesh, forminga wall presenting a continuous appearance.

f-From the above described construction it will be appreciated that a novel, simple, and advan tageouswall construction is provided consisting of .a plurality of hollow tiles which extend'from the top of the wallto the bottom thereof.

tions of the hollow tiles can be easily assembled together and may be easily modified by the workmen at the place of construction to take care of various conditions such as door openings, window openings, and the like. By manufacturing the hollow tiles in sections, the channel shaped sections may be easily formedor molded and when. the sections are assembled together they form a :hollowtile which is left open or unoccupied in the majority of tiles used in a wall so that this confined air space within the tile has the property of rendering the wall sound proof and having the property of heat insulator. As the various sections employedin. a wall are all looked together in one form or another at both their adjacent side edgesand at their. tops and bottoms, the completed wall is of very sturdy, durable,monolithic construction.

, them in alignment.

The sec- The improved construction is such that it is absolutely fire proof and likewise is termite proof, which is a decided advantage in many parts of the United States where dwelling constructions formed of wood are subject to the attack of termite. It will also benoted-that the erection of the improved wall in no Way interferes with other construction of the building. The interior coating may be applied to the wall at any suitable time and insofar as the construction going on within the building is concerned, the erection of the wall is independent of it and in no way interferes.

Various changes may be made in the details of construction without departing from the spirit or scope of the invention as'defined bythe appended claims.

I claim:

v 1. A wall formed of a plurality of hollow tiles conti'guously arranged, each tile extending from top to bottom of the wall and being longitudinally divided into channel shaped sections, the adja--- cent-sections of two adjacent tiles being arranged back to back with the sides of the sections forming the sides of the ,wall, and means engageable with. the topsand bottoms of the sections for,

holding the sections upright and maintaining 2. A wall formed of a plurality of honow tiles contiguously. arranged, eachtile extending from 3 top to bottom of the wall and being longitudinally divided into channel shaped sections, the sides of the section making up eachtilebeing arranged in edge to edge relation and forming the faces of'the, wall, the back of one channel shaped sec tion having a bead formedthereon and the back of the other channel shaped section ofeach tile having a complementary groove.

3. ,A' wall formedof a plurality o f-hollow tiles contiguously arranged, each tile extending from divided into channel shaped sections, the sides of the section making up each tile being arranged in edge to edge relation and forming the faces of the wall, there being recesses in the topsand bottoms of the backs of all of the sections adapted to receive positioning means. a I

4. A wall comprising a plurality of channel shaped sections vertically arranged, said sections being arranged in pairs with each pair forming a hollow tile, each pair of sections having their.

sides arranged in edge to edge relationship with the sides forming the sides of the wall, themet- 1 ing edges between the sections of each pair being rebated so as to fit together, and the backs of I sections of adjacent pairs having portions fitting together so as to lock the sections against relative lateral displacement.

PETER K. DOTSON. ,7

ll5 top to bottom of the wall and being-longitudinally a 

